The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-25
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Special to tho INDIANAPOLIS journal.
GREENsBURG, May 24-The sixteenth annual
commencement of the Greensbure High school
took place at the opera-house this forenoon
with the usual exercises. The class is composed
of five young ladies and two young gentlemen,
who spoke upon the following topics
Salutatory, Amanda Thomson; Our Debts"
Will f. Stevens; Drawbacks" Fannie C.
Torrance; woman in History" Anna Glenn
ons; ''Socialistic Tendency of the Age" Web.
Woodfill: IA Spiders Web" Amanda Thomson:
"Thou, too Sail, on o Ship of State, Sail on. 0
Union Strong and Great" Lou Elder; valedic-
tory, Nettie C. Gilmour
All did well-above the average of former
classes. the tokens of regard were numerous
and fne many more books given than formerly.
which IS certainly move in the right direction
The annual meeting of the alumni is in progress
tonight. and is we'll attended. The past school
year has been very successful. The entire corps
of teachers is retained for next year except
three, who declined the old position.
RoCKPoRT, May 24-The high school grad
uating exercises were held in the courthouse.
The class, consisting OF one boy and fifteen girls,
was the largest that has ever graduated. It is
also considered more than an average in ability.
The speakers, with their subjects. were:
Edith Basey. IVES" Lizzie Belts, ''The Dawn
of Independence" Rosa B. Ellis 1.-THE Marble
Leth in Waiting" Lucie L: Clearinghouse.
''Variety's the Very Spice of Life That Gives 1t
All Its Flavor" Teresa Haines, Within the
Oyster Shell Uncouth the Purest Pearl May Hide
Ella Houston. Pleasures of Memory Amelia
Jacobs, Floating with the Tide" Lulu Miller.
"Longfellow;" Augusta Mohsey. .'Heroism"
Cora Pool, Horizon and Zenith" Alice NJ. Rea-
ser. Tho Carey Sisters" Louise Roetzel, '.Das
Leben vie die Blume Verhuht;' Maggie Shrode,
''Thrums;" Lizzie Stevenson, The Matterhorn:"
Thos Wallace. Thought the Plowshare of the
Age" Flora Wyttenbach, I'VE Live in Deeds,
Not in Years."
The exercises were enlivened with music. and
the close was a class song. The highest record
in scholarship was made by Alice NJ. Reaser.
whose average was 90 per cent. Teresa Haines
came second, with grade of 90 % per cent.
Gas Well Fired by Lightning.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
NoBLEsvILLE, May 24-Liehtning this after
noon struck the derrick over the Enterprise gas
WE'LL setting fire to the great volume of gas and
completely destroying the derrick.
Minor Notes.
William Brown. farmer residing Gal
veston Cass county. committed suicide vester-
day by hanging himself with rope from beam
in his barn.
John Harrison, of Kokomo, who shot his
Young wife a few days ago. by accident. as he
alleged hearing that ante norton statement
of the wife accused him of willful murder COM
mtted suicide.
George Esmond, of Fort Wayne, sued John
Alexander of Lagro township. Wabash county,
on a note for $780, given a year ago for ten
bushels of Bohemian oats A jury last night
turned verdict for the defendant. Esmond
claimed to be the innocent purchaser OF the
paper.
valuable horse and buggy belonging to ].
W. Banbaker, residing four miles south of Wa
bach, stolen yesterday. The animal had
been hitched in the public street. and was taken
during the temporary absence of the owner.
reward of $50 for the capture of the thieves
is offered.
On last Sabbath evening President Tuttle of
Wabash College. delivered the address to the
graduating class of Union City (Ind) High
school. Subject, Every Good, Good Good for
Nothing" The grand old man made one of his
happy speeches and left an impression that will
be long remembered by the members of the class
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